sayer-of-sayings

Updated: June 5, 2025

But it served partly to intimate the character of the man, that, although desirous to show attention to the Marquis of Montserrat, whom he had courteously placed at his right hand, he gave much more of his attention to his SPRUCH-SPRECHER that is, his man of conversation, or SAYER-OF-SAYINGS who stood behind the Duke's right shoulder.

Sir Walter Scott - The Talisman